Brief History

Provision of aid to Indonesia in the form of war reparation (Commencement year)

1961

Establishment of the Overseas Economic Cooperation Fund (OECF)*, which took over the Southeast Asia Development Cooperation Fund.
* Initially only handling foreign investment loans for Japanese private companies

1962

Establishment of the Overseas Technical Cooperation Agency (OCTA)

1966

First ODA Loans to developing countries (Commencement year)(Korea)

1968

First ODA Loans to Indonesia (Commencement Year)

Provision of food aid to Indonesia in the primary form of rice donations (Commencement Year)

1969

Establishment of overseas branch offices of the OTCA and OECF in Indonesia

1972

Direct ODA loans on untied basis (Commencement year)

1974

OCTA renamed into Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

1976

Provision of Grant Aid as a general Japanese ODA scheme (Commencement Year)